Here's an interesting 'what if' theory -
Something that bothered me about the later stages of the 2016 election campaign was when it began to look like the Deep State was shifting toward undermining Hillary in favor of Trump. You could see this from late summer on, with the Wikileaks activity and the FBI/Comey revelations that seriously hurt Hillary. You could also see it in the later debates where Trump was treated much better by the moderators, and Hillary was no longer coddled.
Wikileaks has always been a Deep State operation (CIA limited hangout, plus MI-6), that was primarily used to set the stage for the Arab Spring operation, by demonizing the leaders who were targeted for removal (Mubarak, Gadaffi, Assad, etc). So when Wikileaks went after Hillary in Summer 2016, the Deep State was behind it. Likewise with the FBI/Comey anti-Hillary activity at the time. The unanswered question is why would the Deep State undermine Hillary if she was their favored candidate?
Part of this could be explained as the Deep State deciding to cover all their bases just in case Trump should somehow win the election. So the Deep State swung their 'Right' apparatus (Fox News) behind Trump. But why would the Deep State itself (via Wikileaks and FBI/Comey) go so actively against Hillary, to the point of swinging the election to Trump?
One possible explanation is that there are various factions within the Deep State, some favoring Hillary and some Trump. But there is another more sinister explanation.
The 'What If' scenario goes like this -
What if the plan was to have impeachment and national turmoil awaiting either candidate, as part of a larger plan that brings in the SDR system? It's clear that the current dollar based world reserve system is nearing the end of the road, so perhaps the Deep State is ready for the transition to the SDRs, which will necessarily involve a big financial crisis. Having it start as a political crisis in the US would provide cover, and the banksters won't get the blame.
Jim Rickards (a quasi Deep State operative) has been acclimating people for years to just such a scenario (a crisis leading to the SDRs), albeit without the political angle. Rickard's timeline estimate for the crisis has centered around 2018. In pushing for Trump's impeachment, it looks like the Deep State is showing it's hand. Let's hope this 'what if' scenario is way off base.
